Research Article

An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm forOptimal Allocation of Distributed Generation Units in Radial Power Systems

Table 1

Comparison between network status before and after DG installation.

Before DG installationAfter DG installation

Total active power generation (MW)5.895.79
Total reactive power generation (MVar)3.523.48
Total active power losses (MW)0.3290.225
Total reactive power losses (Mvar)0.10.06
Bus voltages (pu)0.929–1.0000.939–1.000